Anybody have a pin? This giant inflatable beach ball is as big as the White House

Anybody have a pin? This giant inflatable beach ball is as big as the White House

A GAME of volleyball would be a real sight to see with this record-breaking beach ball — which is as tall as the White House.

Published 15th August 2014

HAVING A BALL: The giant inflatable towered over tourists and onlookers [ROSS PARRY]

Measuring a staggering 18 metres in diameter, the orange and white beach ball dominates Blackpool beach and weighs in at an impressive 400kg.

Inflated on the popular Lancashire resort today, the mammoth inflatable beat the former world title holder by more than two metres.

The #BlackpoolsBack beach ball would have taken a whopping 32 days to inflate by mouth, measures three times the height of a standard UK house and it would take a staggering 59,875 standard 18" beach balls to fill the giant.

The idea was launched to highlight a new drive to encourage families to try out a holiday or short break at the iconic seaside resort.

HEAVE HO: Even though it's full of air, the sheer size makes moving it difficult [ROSS PARRY]

#BlackpoolsBack spokesman Iain Hawkins said: "We wanted to create something special, something unique that illustrates both Blackpool's legendary sense of fun and the fact that there has never been a better time for families to visit the most iconic seaside resort in the UK.

"The giant #BlackpoolsBack beach-ball, the biggest ever made in the world, does all of that and more."

Cllr Graham Cain, Blackpool Council's cabinet member for tourism and leisure, said: "Blackpool attracts 13 million visits a year and is the UK's most visited seaside resort by some distance.

"We've gone through years of regeneration and we're now at a point where we can be very proud of the holiday area we have to offer."

The manufacture of the custom-made ball took an entire fortnight to complete and transport to Blackpool.